Both the Cherokee Speedway and the Smoky Mountain Speedway have indicated on their respective Facebook pages that NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson will be among those competing in their upcoming Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races on the weekend just after the July 4th holiday. The driver known…
Throughout much of the spring, the various regional series that sanction races in the southeastern portion of the country have had drivers who regularly compete on one or the other of the national tours to enter their events. This is a fairly common occurrence during the early months of any…
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and beyond. The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star…
Brandon Overton has just completed one of the most remarkable feats in the history of Dirt Late Model racing. In an unprecedented move, the Eldora Speedway hosted its most lucrative event twice within the space of four days. Following the postponement of the 2020 version of the Dirt Late Model…
After having to cancel two of Dirt Late Model racing’s crown jewel events last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tony Stewart and his staff at the Eldora Speedway have done an amazing thing. The historic track will host a pair of Dirt Late Model Dream events this coming week…
Years ago a television game show called ‘Press Your Luck’ had contestants yelling out “Big Money, No Whammies!” as they pressed a button to stop a set of randomly spinning lights that would illuminate a prize the contestant had won. But, if the spin illuminated the villainous “Whammy” character on…
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and beyond. The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star…
Why is your favorite race track your favorite race track? There can be any number of reasons why you picked the track you picked for the above question. Proximity to your home, people you enjoy being around, the concession stand, the quality of the competition, the way the place is…
In the early days of NASCAR, fans and competitors often took sides in the hotly debated topic of manufacturer allegiance. The sport’s early followers weren’t simply fans, they were Ford fans, General Motors fans, or Chrysler fans. Even though I was named after Richard Petty, my dad was a die-hard…
*Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideDirtRacing.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the dirt racing topics of the day from east Tennessee and beyond. The latest edition of the Turn 2 Blog is presented by the American Crate All-Star…
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